The questions I get — from fans and those inside the game — often start with a pure hockey bent, then quickly turn to dollars. Or lack of them.
and his stellar early-season play in San Jose, as he reminds people of his 2016-17 dominance — an overtime goal away from carrying the Ottawa Senators on his back to the Stanley Cup final. He was among the top players in the game until a series of injuries and a move west.Then the questions pile up.“What’s his cap hit?” $11.5 million “Could a third team be involved?” OK, now you’re asking really hard questions.
A spectacular player such as Karlsson could certainly put a Stanley Cup contender over the top, if the numbers add up. The cap is $82.5 million and 15 teams exceed that amount today, with Vegas leading the way at just over $96 million. That doesn’t mean they have $13.5 million more to spend. It means they have players on long-term injured reserve, a budget item at that point.
One other factor worth mentioning: Each team has a contract limit of 50. Vegas, Toronto and Philadelphia sit at the maximum, so it’s player out, player in for those three.
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